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UK HOLIDAYMAKERS COULD EXPERIENCE SERIOUS TRAVEL DISRUPTION OVER THE BUSY SUMMER HOLIDAY PERIOD, AS WORKERS IN TWO MAJOR AIRPORTS COULD BALLOT OVER STRIKE ACTION AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYER

00:01, 30 May 2025Updated 10:26, 30 May 2025 Brits could face serious travel disruption over the summer holidays, as workers at two major UK airports threaten strike action. Unite the Union

has revealed that staff at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport have overwhelmingly rejected 'unacceptable' pay offers from their employer, Menzies Aviation. An overwhelming 97 per cent

of around 300 workers at Glasgow Airport and 100 per cent of some 300 workers at Edinburgh Airport voted against the proposed deals. The union has since warned that unless Menzies Aviation

presents an improved offer, it will be forced to ballot members for strike action, potentially causing summer travel chaos. "Summer strike action looms over Edinburgh and Glasgow

airports because the pay offers on the table from Menzies Aviation aren't good enough," Unite industrial officer Carrie Binnie said. READ MORE: UK passport warning as travellers

experience Brexit rule hell at airports "Menzies Aviation has the ability to improve its offers and they can easily resolve this pay dispute without any disruption to the travelling

public. If the company fail to table a better offer to our members, Unite will have no option but to ballot our members for strikes over the summer holidays." Glasgow rejected a 4.25

per cent pay increase, while Edinburgh rejected a four per cent increase. The union emphasised that the ground crew workers, including dispatchers, allocators, airside agents, and

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you can read our PRIVACY NOTICE. CLICK HERE TO JOIN The threat of industrial action follows similar tensions last year. However, these strikes were called off when workers accepted a new and

improved pay deal in July, 2024. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham added: "Unite's Menzies members have emphatically rejected unacceptable pay offers. The Menzies group is

posting sky-high profits and our members who contribute towards this success deserve far better from the company." Last year, Edinburgh Airport handled a record-breaking 15.78 million

passengers, a 10 per cent increase compared to the year before. Despite only having one runway and one terminal, 37 airlines operate from the hub - travelling to 155 different destinations.

Glasgow Airport is much smaller, and only welcomed 7.5 million passengers last year. Still, it was a 13 per cent increase from the previous year - and outranks Aberdeen (2.2 million) and

Inverness (801,000) combined. According to reports, the hub flies to 27 different countries and offers 185 routes. If your flight has been cancelled delayed in the last six year, or five in

Scotland, you could still be eligible for compensation. You can find out more here. _PA approached Menzies Aviation for comment._ Article continues below _DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO SHARE? EMAIL

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